Softball Recap: Winter Springs Has No Trouble Against Winter Park

Bears

Margin (Wins)

02/21/25 @ Mount Dora	15
03/06/25 @ East River	13
02/27/25 vs Oviedo	9
03/12/25 @ Winter Park	7
03/04/25 vs Lake Howell	7

Winter Springs never got on the board in their matchup last Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Winter Park on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Winter Park Wildcats as they made off with an 11-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Madison Barahona spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Katelyn Wassey and Kennedy Jackson did most of the damage at the plate: Wassey scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4, while Jackson scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Those three runs gave Wassey a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alondra Maldonado, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Winter Springs always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Winter Park only posted an OBP of .312.

Winter Springs has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Winter Park is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.

Winter Springs will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Oviedo at 7:00 p.m. on March 25th. As for Winter Park, they will square off against Horizon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Horizon's pitching crew has only allowed one run per game this season, so Winter Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them.